Angeli, P;
Gines, P;
Wong, F;
Bernardi, M;
Boyer, TD;
Gerbes, A;
Moreau, R;
... Garcia-Tsao, G; + view all
(2015)
Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites.
Gut
, 64
(4)
pp. 531-537.
10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308874.
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Abstract
Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common complication in patients with decompensated cirrhosis. The traditional diagnostic criteria of renal failure in these patients were proposed in 19961 and have been refined in subsequent years.2 According to these criteria, ARF is defined as an increase in serum creatinine (sCr) of ≥50% from baseline to a final value >1.5 mg/dL (133 µmol/L). However, the threshold value of 1.5 mg/dL (133 µmol/L) sCr to define renal failure in patients with decompensated cirrhosis has been challenged.3 ,4 In addition, the timeframe to distinguish acute from chronic renal failure has not been clearly identified, the only exception being type 1 hepatorenal syndrome (HRS). Meanwhile, new definitions for ARF, now termed acute kidney injury (AKI), have been proposed and validated in patients without cirrhosis.5–7 Recently these new criteria were also proposed and applied in the diagnosis of AKI in patients with cirrhosis.3 ,8–15 Thus, in December 2012, the International Club of Ascites (ICA) organised a consensus development meeting in Venice, Italy, in order to reach a new definition of AKI in patients with cirrhosis. The discussion among the experts continued thereafter for 2 years, both online and through several meetings, between those experts who had different positions on crucial points on the subject. This paper reports the scientific evidence supporting the final proposal of a new approach to the diagnosis and treatment of this condition, on which the experts agreed.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis: revised consensus recommendations of the International Club of Ascites. |
| Location: | England |
| DOI: | 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308874 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308874 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This article has been accepted for publication in GUT following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version is available online at: http://gut.bmj.com/content/early/2015/01/23/gutjnl-2014-308874.full |
| Keywords: | ASCITES, CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE, CIRRHOSIS, LIVER CIRRHOSIS, STAGING, Acute Kidney Injury, Algorithms, Ascites, Consensus, Humans, Liver Cirrhosis |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Department of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Medicine > Inst for Liver and Digestive Hlth |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1470313 |
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